How to Massage Legs

Your legs need to be massaged as much as any other body part. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this video.

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Massage up the length of the leg
Ask person about their comfort
Stretch the leg gently

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Malu works for Retreat Massage Therapy as a massage therapist. She is well versed in techniques that are particularly helpful for athletes.

MALU LUJAN: Okay, so we're going to be massaging the legs, and there are a lot of techniques that you can use but these are just a few basic ones that are very simple to do and don't require a lot of energy, and they feel great. So I'm going to use a little oil in this case. You really don't have to use oil, but it can make certain kind of techniques easier. So I'm just going to use--my legs are going to be--my knees are going to be bent when I'm doing this, so I'm just kind of relaxed. And with both hands on her calf, starting at the ankle up to the knee and just do one long stroke, and I go all the way up to the butt and up to the hip. So you can do that one, you know, two, three, four times. It just feels really wonderful, and it's a very good way when you massage the entire length of the leg at once. It's a very good way to alleviate tension very quickly. And then I come back down to the ankle. And I'm going to put both of my thumbs in the center of her calves, and I'm not applying a lot of pressure. Some people like a lot; some people don't. Sally, I think, kind of likes a little bit like medium pressure. So always ask your person. When you get to the backs of the knees, be gentle there because it's a very sensitive area and some people like to have deep work done there and some people really don't. So I'm just doing little circles and the heels of my hands back up her thigh. So those are some techniques to massage the legs. Now, I'm also going to do a stretch. I'm going to lift her heel up very gentle and shake. Just a little shake, shake out all that tension. You can put your hand on the person and massage them while you shake. And stretch, I lifted her knee off the table just very slightly. I'm holding her ankle with both hands so that it's nice and firm, and then I have her leg back down. So those are some techniques to massage the leg, and you can use those techniques on the front of the leg, the back of the leg, and they're actually techniques you can use on other parts of the body as well.

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